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Q2 2026 · read from the 30 June 2026 Call Report · United States · New England · Connecticut, the state note

Ion Bank

Naugatuck, Connecticut · $2.78B in assets · beside the 11 other Connecticut banks between $1B and $3B

The filing

-1.0%
Loans, year over year
12th of 12, largest first
1.49%
NPA / loans
11th of 12
42.0%
CRE / loans
11th of 12

Ion Bank is the largest of the 12 Connecticut banks between $1B and $3B, with $2.78B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 88.3% of deposits, 4th of 12 against a median of 98.7%, and equity is 12.3% of assets, 5th of 12. Loans grew -1.0% in the year, the slowest in the cohort, and deposits fell 0.1%; the cohort's median loan growth is +7.7%.

Noncurrent loans are 1.49% of the book, 11th of 12 against a median of 0.49%; 0.23% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 0.7 times. Net charge-offs are 0.13% of loans, 11th of 12. Commercial real estate is 42.0% of loans, 11th of 12 against a median of 34.0%, and 243% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 28% against the 100% screen. CRE has grown +54.0% over 36 months, past the guidance's 50% prong.

Return on assets is 0.93%, 6th of 12 against a median of 0.84%, on an efficiency ratio of 74.3%, 7th of 12. Five years ago it was 0.88%. The question is which of these lines moves first over the next four quarters, and against which peer.

Commercial real estate, share of loansCT banks $1B to $3B · 30 June 2026 · lower is stronger, listed first
median 34.0% NS Newtown Savings Bank 15.4% CG Chelsea Groton Bank 17.2% IB Ives Bank 25.3% NC Northwest Community Bank 27.6% TS Torrington Savings Bank 31.0% AB Ascend Bank 31.7% TS Thomaston Savings Bank 36.3% DB Dime Bank 39.8% FC Fairfield County Bank 40.3% PB Patriot Bank National Association 41.3% IB Ion Bank 42.0% FC First County Bank 45.8%
Loans, year over yearCT banks $1B to $3B · 30 June 2026 · no better direction, largest first
median +7.7% PB Patriot Bank National Association +50.9% AB Ascend Bank +30.0% FC First County Bank +12.9% DB Dime Bank +10.7% NC Northwest Community Bank +10.2% FC Fairfield County Bank +8.3% TS Thomaston Savings Bank +7.1% CG Chelsea Groton Bank +5.4% IB Ives Bank +4.6% NS Newtown Savings Bank +1.7% TS Torrington Savings Bank +1.3% IB Ion Bank -1.0%

SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026

Ion Bank is the 18th largest 7(a) lender into Connecticut of 230, with $50M across 109 loans, 1.3% of everything approved in the state (Webster Bank National Association leads with $446M). 6 of its 12 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.

Where it lends in Connecticut, and where it has gone quietshare movement, FY2023 to FY2025 against FY2020 to FY2022; outlined counties are on the book
Gaining shareLosing shareFlatGone quiet: nothing since FY2023Too thin to read a directionNo record
Every market on the book, largest firstrank and share among every lender in the county, FY2008 to FY2026
CountyApprovedRankShareTrend
New Haven, CT$19M8th of 1004.1%-7.9 pts
South Central Ct, CT$10M10th of 702.8%+3.7 pts
Naugatuck Vly, CT$9M7th of 704.2%-0.1 pts
Hartford, CT$5M21st of 1011.0%thin
Lower Ct River Vly, CT$3M17th of 412.6%thin
Litchfield, CT$2M18th of 501.5%quiet FY2018
Capitol, CT$1M67th of 1010.2%thin
Middlesex, CT$758K22nd of 460.7%quiet FY2017
Greater Bridgeport, CT$400K49th of 550.3%quiet FY2016
Western Ct, CT$325K85th of 960.1%quiet FY2016
Essex, NJ$325K118th of 1380.0%quiet FY2019
Fairfield, CT$285K85th of 940.0%quiet FY2016
What it lends to: the five largest industries on the bookshare of book is concentration; share of sector and rank are position, among every 7(a) lender nationally
IndustryLoansApprovedShare of bookShare of sectorRank
Manufacturing18$10M18.9%0.02%479th of 2,246
Retail trade14$7M14.0%0.01%593rd of 2,589
Real estate & leasing5$7M13.0%0.05%271st of 1,452
Arts, entertainment & recreation9$4M8.9%0.03%367th of 1,656
Construction9$4M8.7%0.01%617th of 2,063
7(a) lenders into Connecticut, share of approvals since FY2008230 lenders on record; the ten largest and Ion Bank
WB Webster Bank National Association 11.1% $446M · 1,608 loans Ma Manufacturers and Traders Trust C… 7.9% $315M · 2,046 loans LO Live Oak Banking Company 7.7% $307M · 252 loans NS Newtek Small Business Finance, In… 5.7% $227M · 276 loans KN KeyBank National Association 4.3% $173M · 570 loans TB TD Bank, National Association 4.3% $173M · 1,038 loans BB Beacon Bank and Trust 3.6% $146M · 418 loans CB Celtic Bank Corporation 3.4% $134M · 178 loans WF Wells Fargo Bank National Associa… 3.1% $126M · 350 loans LB Liberty Bank 2.7% $109M · 734 loans IB Ion Bank 1.3% $50M · 109 loans

Commercial real estate against capital

Commercial real estate concentrationthe 2006 interagency screens against total risk-based capital; Tier 1 stands in for the 5 CBLR filers; owner-occupied excluded; bold marks a screen met
Ion BankRankCohort median
Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen243%7th of 12240%
Construction against capital, the 100% screen28%6th of 1230%
Construction and land development, share of loans4.8%6th of 125.3%
Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans22.1%8th of 1219.7%
Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans42.0%11th of 1234.0%
CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong+54.0%6th of 12+54.9%

Among its peers

Where it sits among its peersnavy: the stronger half of each column; amber: the weaker; darker at the ends
InstitutionAssetsROAEfficiencyNPA / loansNet charge-offsAllowance / loansLoans / depositsEquity / assets
Ion Bank$2.78B0.9%74.3%1.49%0.13%1.1%88.3%12.3%
First County Bank$2.42B0.5%80.5%0.24%0.03%0.9%99.7%7.9%
Thomaston Savings Bank$1.93B1.1%62.3%0.65%0.04%1.0%84.8%9.4%
Fairfield County Bank$1.92B0.7%75.3%0.05%0.00%1.2%102.4%12.9%
Newtown Savings Bank$1.87B0.8%72.2%0.37%0.01%1.3%97.3%8.9%
Chelsea Groton Bank$1.75B1.4%58.4%0.48%0.00%0.9%111.5%15.8%
Ives Bank$1.73B1.1%62.5%1.41%0.00%1.3%105.3%13.3%
Ascend Bank$1.49B1.0%69.4%0.50%0.06%0.8%88.1%10.1%
Patriot Bank National Association$1.32B0.7%86.5%2.75%-0.07%0.9%75.2%8.0%
Northwest Community Bank$1.26B0.5%79.5%0.60%0.00%0.9%97.7%6.9%
Dime Bank$1.21B0.9%67.0%0.20%0.32%1.0%101.2%11.3%
Torrington Savings Bank$1.00B0.6%76.8%0.14%0.00%0.9%100.4%18.3%
Five years, 2021 to 2026same quarter, five years apart; dollars as growth, ratios in points
Ion BankCohort median
20212026Change20212026Change
Loans$1.20B$2.01B+67%$944M$1.38B+46%
Deposits$1.53B$2.28B+49%$1.19B$1.34B+13%
NPA / loans1.40%1.49%+0.09 pts0.63%0.49%-0.14 pts
Efficiency72.9%74.3%+1.4 pts73.5%73.2%-0.2 pts
ROA0.88%0.93%+0.05 pts0.91%0.84%-0.07 pts

This read was prepared for Ion Bank's board and management from the public record, and is one slice of what Lynx builds for any bank from its own filing: the peer cohort, the capital, liquidity and rate models with the assumptions the institution sets, and a summary report of twenty sections for the board.

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Prepared 7 September 2026
Filing 30 June 2026
Cohort CT banks $1B to $3B
Institution www.ionbank.com

Public record only: FFIEC Call Report, 30 June 2026; FDIC data; cohort by state and asset band; SBA 7(a) FOIA release as of the 2026 file, loans credited to the institution holding them today. Computed from the institution's own Call Report and its peers' as published; no estimate, no adjustment; not a rating, not an audited statement and not a supervisory judgement.
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